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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

1145 PM CST THU JAN 18 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JACKSON

  WEST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. FRANCISVILLE

  AMITE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIBERTY



* UNTIL 200 AM CST



* AT 1140 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN FROM AMITE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI TO THE EXTREME SOUTHERN         

  PORTIONS OF WEST FELICIANA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MILES. STORMS       

  WITHIN THE AREA OF RAIN WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND TRACK OVER THE    

  WARNED AREA WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES BY 2 AM.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABONDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

SLIDELL...LOUISIANA.

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